Henry Hepburn

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P4s could work out acceptable teacher pay offer, says EIS chief

3 weeks ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn |Emma Seith

An eight-year-old could easily calculate the level of pay offer that would be acceptable to teachers, EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley told her union’s annual general meeting in Aviemore today. Pay negotiations stalled in Scotland after the teachers’ side of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) - which comprises local and national government and teaching unions - unanimously rejected an offer of 3 per cent for 2025-26 on 17 March.
The subjects being squeezed out by teacher shortages in Scotland

3 weeks ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Business studies, computing, home economics, languages, modern studies and physics are among the subjects losing a foothold in Scottish school timetables - or disappearing altogether - because of teacher shortages, a survey shows. Secondary schools begin each day with an average shortfall of almost three staff, even before factoring in staff absences and medical appointments, finds School Leaders Scotland (SLS).
International schools in Hong Kong: what is it like to work there?

1 month ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Since 2020 the international school market in Hong Kong has declined by 7 per cent, from 226 schools to 210, according to data from ISC Research. However, total annual fee income in the market has grown by 22 per cent, from US$1.44 billion (£1.07 billion) to $1.76 billion (£1.32 billion), pupil numbers are up by 1 per cent and staff numbers have risen by 7 per cent, from 7,981 staff to 8,530.
Private schools see drop in pupils but rise in bursaries

1 month ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Pupil numbers in private schools have dropped but bursary funding is at an all-time high, according to data from the Independent Schools Council (ISC). New annual data shows the biggest fall in the number of new pupils on record: 5.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Overall, the like-for-like number of pupils within ISC schools decreased by 2.4 per cent, or 13,363 children and young people.
Estonia, where teaching is 'a service to the nation'

1 month ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

When it comes to aspirational education models, Finland used to be all the rage. For years, policymakers and journalists flocked through Helsinki Airport in search of the elixir that fuelled the country’s success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).
COBIS 2025: 12 ideas and insights for international school leaders

1 month ago | tes.com | Dan Worth |Henry Hepburn |Emma Seith

The annual Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Conference has drawn to a close after three action-packed days in London. Tes was on the ground throughout the main conference, attending talks and chatting to delegates. As ever, there was a raft of interesting discussions, debates, insights and ideas shared - from the small-scale practical ways leaders are tackling issues to thematic concepts shaping future decisions and directions in the sector.
Keep AI away from early years, says digital learning expert

1 month ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be kept out of early years and treated with great caution in primaries, a digital learning expert has told independent school leaders. AI makes so many mistakes that it would be dangerous to rely on it when children are encountering critical concepts for the first time, said Professor Judy Robertson, chair in digital learning at the University of Edinburgh.
Are these the 20 essentials to 'unlocking' high-quality teaching?

2 months ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Doorstep-sized reports on education are a speciality of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). While crammed with potentially useful data and insight, the sheer volume of information can be daunting - and labour intensive for those daring to venture in.
Bedford School launches all-girls’ international school in India

2 months ago | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Bedford School has become the latest independent school to venture into the international schools market, announcing that it will open a school in Mohali, northern India, in April 2026. Bedford School Mohali will be located on the outskirts of Chandigarh, and - notably, given that the school in the UK is all boys - will be an all-girls’ school, open to those aged 4 to 18.
International schools explore metacognition in the early years

Mar 25, 2025 | tes.com | Henry Hepburn

Metacognition - often summed up as “thinking about how we think” - has become an increasingly prominent concept in schools around the world over recent years. Often the focus with metacognition has been on older students, but a new research project from an international schools group is applying it to the earliest years of formal education. Nord Anglia Education is running Flag Time for children aged 3 to 6, with the aim of helping them to ”understand how they think and learn best”.